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sMay be allowed to speak? Oh. men Of
America" he cried. sMay be allowed the
privilege of speech even at the last moment?
Hearken to the voice Of the people," There
was sudden pause. Parsons never spoke
word more. A sharp, breaking noise,
crash, q sickening, cracking sound, and
Spies, Parsons, Fischer and Engel were no
more. When the pulse beats of all became
which was about 1910
O'Clock, the physicians sat down and the
bodies swung back and forth, while the depu-
ties stood above them. There was q con-
tinual ehifting of seats after the physicians
left the bodies and nearly all who could get
away wanted to be allowed to do 80. The
sheriff opened q door at the west side
of the building and great many
of the spectators left At 1920 Spies
body was cut down and it was found
that his neck was not broken. Fishers
neck was not broken, but Engel's was,
though the spinal cord was not severed.
Parsons was strangled. the shock Of the fall
alone conspirlng to render him insensible
he bodies Of the anarchi SITS were removed
from the Jail this afternoon. There was no
demonstration of any sort The bodies Of
Lingg and Engel were taken to an under
takers at 186 Milwaukee avenue They
will be delivered to Mrs Engel when they
are prepared for burial The bodies Of
Spies, Parsons and Fisher were taken to an
other undertaking establishment, 500
Milwaukee avenue, and afterward de-
livered to their friends The bodies will
probably remain at tho undertakers until re-
moved to be buried next Sunday. The de-
tails for the latter ceremony are not yet de-
cided upon. T. DE II. s.
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Where They All Are.
,urastte in Brooklyn Eagle.

Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Where, oh where has the eyoung ma
gone who graduation clothes put on,
some time along the last of May, and
owned the whole wide world for a
day? And where is the girl graduate.
who chanted an essay dread with fate,
and started out with giggling fro wn
to turn this old world upside DOWN
And where is last years candidate.
who had things fixed for this years
slater Who carried around, as you'd
believe. d couple of counties in his
sleevef And where is the scribe with
. vanltine will, who tried q long felt
want to all, and courted shekels and
renown with q minion paper in bour-
Reois town. The lad has divided the
world uy fair, and owns but his own
eight t-billionth share; the sweet girl
grad. is q grand surprise, and con-
Quers the world with wellmade pies;
tho candidate with his deathless
s'galp' Is fixing himself for another
fall; while the journalist with the
naughty crest has gone the way OF
last years nest. So year by year and
day by day the world runs on in the
same old way; the balloon that is the
biggest round about is the flabbiest
bag whom the gas Is out,
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firmly bound be-

hind him underneath his snowy shroud He
walked with firm. almost stately tread
across the platform and took his stand under
the left hand moose at the corner Of the
scaffold, farthest from the side at which he
had entered Very pale was the expressive
face. ard
SOLEMN, FAR-AwAY LIGHT
shone in his blue eyes. His tawny hair was
brushed back in the usual crisp waves from
the big white forehead Nothing could be
imagined more melancholy, and at the same
time dignihed, than the expression which
sat upon the face Of August Spies at that
moment The chin was covered with
freshly budding beard and partially con-
cealed the expression of the firmly cut
mouth. The lines were little hardly drawn
around the corners. however, and bespoke
great internal tension. He stood directly
behind the still moose, which reached down
almost to his broast, and having first cast a
momentary glance upward at the rope, let
his eyes fall upon the 200 faces that
were upturned toward him. Never
muscle did he move. however. No
discerned In the white face-white almost a.
the shroud which It surmounted Spies had
scarcely taken his place when he was fol-
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continued for several minutes, but by LOS
there began to fall a hush, and conversa-
ton among the crowd sank almost to a
whisper. The bare, whitewashed walls
formed q painful contrast with the dark,
brown gallows. with its four noosed
ropes hanging ominously near the floor.
1t was exactly 11:5O o'clock when Chief
Bailif Cahill entered the corridor and stood
beneath the gallows. He requested In
solemn tones that the gentlemen present
would removes their hats Instantly every
head was barred Then the tramp, tramp OF
many footsteps was heard resounding from
the central corridor, and the crowd in front
of the gallows knew that the condemned
men had begun the march of death. The
slow, steady march sounded nearer and
nearer. The anarchists were within a few
feet of the scaffold There was a pause.
The condemned men were about to mount
the stairway leading to the last platform from
which they would ever speak Step by step,
they steadily mounted the stairway and again
there was another slight pause Every eve
was bent upon the metallic angle around
which the four wretched victims were ex-
pected to make their appearance mo-
ment later the curiosity was rewarded.
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seated looking at some tennis players
she heard the bright little woman
say: "Poor girl Pity Farnworth
habit. She might have known"
The color rushed up to Sydney's
face. So they thought, too, these
people, as her sisters did, that Ben
jamin Farnworth had been amusing
himself at her expense.
Her old friend was not on the prena-
ises, and the cottage seemed deserted.
She walked around to the back OF it,
and there, suddenly, she saw coming
toward her Farnworth himself.
They could not escape each other.
Farnworth raised HE hat and Sydney
unconsciously paused.
II Observation-Disclosures you
were gong earlier than this, Miss Lau-
rent" he stammered. She did not
look at him, but she knew that he,
too, was white and haggard.
1--WE 60 in an hour" she made out
to say. And still neither of them
moved. Then, abruptly. something
compelled Sydney to raise her eyes.
81 wish from the bottom of my
heart you were a girl like other girls. !"
Farnworth cried with sudden fierce
energy. He had taken a step forward.
which brought him near to her. 81
wish you were not the genius Of your
family"
"Oh! wish, too, that were not. :"
came the unexpected answer from be-
hind Sydney's upthrown hands.
''n you were-if you were not
would you-Sydney! my dearest!-
will you"
1t was all very incoherent. But we
must suppose that Sydney Laurent,
being the clever girl che was, under
stood the incoherunce.
II happy ending, it was perhaps
an inelorious one. At least, Sydney's
morbidly sensitive conscience posi-
bly, found it so.
"They will never forgive me-" she
said, wistfully, after a while, meaning
Mrs. Laurent and the five eligible girls,
"Being happy and-married was not
nv mission, you know"
TO which Farnworth, with mascu-
line contempt of such glass-spun sub
tleties, vigorously responded:
"NOnsense!"
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seemed to be whispering some words of for
giveness, but it may have been otherwise,
az not even the faintest echo reached
the men in the corridor below.
Engel and Parsons soon donned their white
caps after this, and now the four men stood
upon the scaffold clad from top to toe in
pure white. All was ready now for the sig-
nal to let the drop fall In the little box at
the back Of the stage and fastened to tho
wall the invisible executt0ner stood with ax
poised, ready to cut tho cord that held them
between earth and heaven The men had
not noticed this. but they knsw the end was
near For an instant there was dead sill
ence, and then mournful, solemn voice
sounded from behind the 0rst right hand
mask and cut the air like wall Of sorrow
and Of warning Spies was speaking from
behind his shroud. The words seemed to
drop into the cold, silent cir ike pellets Of
IRE
THEIR LAST WORDS
Here ID what he aaid: st II not meet that
should speak here. where my silence b
more terrible than my utterauceAs Then
q deeper, stronger voice came ont with b
mu1aed mysterious cadence from behind the
white pail that hid the face Of Fischer. He
only spoke eight words: sThis IL the hap
piest moment Of my life.s But the next
voice that caught up the refrain was differ
ent ona 1twas hrm, and tho melancholy
wall was not In IT Il was harsh, loud, ex-
ultant sHurfah for anarohy, hurrah.s were
the list words and ths last pheer Of George
Engel but nov the weird and ghastly
scene was brought to . climax, Par
sons alone remained to spaak. Out from
behind his maGk there WA mora dfearv
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THE DOCTORS REPORT.

Detailed Results Of the Oh servations Of tho
Medical Men-A Quiet Dispersal Fischer's
Autograph.
CHICAGO, Nov 11.-Considerable interest
attaches to the observations taken by the
doctors after the drop fell. The following is
their report:
after tho drop: First minute-Spies, 119: Par
sons, 60; Fischer, 81; Engel. CO. Second min
ute-Spies, 1O4; Fischer. 80; Engel. 96: Par
drop-spies. half minuts. 81; Fischer, "a; En-
gel SO: Parsons, heavy respiration and convul-
sive pulse, which could not be counted.
minute nanes ~ Fischer sE as Enssl, 50:
Parsons. convulsive jerking and twitch-
| ing, and gaspin9. convulsive respiration.
haif-minute. 26; tno report as to the others).
S;1 ss Enee e: fsss; Parsons. Four
Fischer. rate per minute, 43: Engel. per minute.
35: Parsons, no report by doctors Five min
ures:. Spies, half-minute, -: Fischer. q;
coming steadier. Five and a half minutes
Spies half minute, 29. in very faint: Fischer.
81: Engel. 80 and faint: Parsons. convnlsive.
half-minute. 81 Enael. 80; Parsons convusive.
Immediately after the close Of the sixth minute
DR.. Meyer announced that he was unable to feel
anv pulse in Spies wrist. Six and one-half
minutes, Fischer, half-minute 81; Eneei. 80:
Parsons convulsive. Seven minutes, Fischer.
half-minute, 81: Parsons pulse no longer per-
minutes after drop, Fischer. %: no pulse per-
cept1ble In the others.
Seven minutes and fortv-five seconds after
the condemned dropped Fischer's pulse was
declared to have ceased. The hands were
visible and could be seen to have turned ex-
tremely purple. Those Of Engel and Fischer
were darker in shade than the hands of Spies
and Parsons. Upon the expiration Of eleven
and half minutes after the drop fell, Dr.
Meyer announced that Fischer's pulse had re-
sumed its action at the rate of 60 per minute
The other physicians felt for the pulse, but
none of them could discover any, and stated
what appeared to DR.. Meyer pulsation was
simply the convnlsive motions of tensions
COULDN'T ENDURE THE SIGHT.
Many of the spectators turned their heads
at the fatal instant, but experienced eyes
saw that the body Of Spies struggled fear
fully at first Fisher did not move for mo-
ment or two, and then he hung limp, but
struggled for a few moments, during which
his cowl was disarranged, exposing part Of
his face until the body was turned around by
the physician who was examining the pulse
Engle's body made scarcely o mo-
tion after it had fallen. When Parsons
body fell it remained stationary
for some momentA Then the head nodded
back and forth while the upper portion Of
the body was convulsed, the bosom heaved
so hard that it seemed az If it would burst
through the shroud With another violent
throw Of the whole body the contest between
life and death ended. As soon as the doctors
had declared the four men to be dead, those
who had witnessed the execution began to
depart in most orderly manner in great
contrast to previous occasions of a similar
character. It was wonderful to
note how quickly the excitement
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HANGED!
The Law Vindicated and the An
archists are Cold In Death.
The jail Was Surrounded by a Cor.
don Of ciistenlng Bayonets.
Fischer Prepares for Death by Defi-
antiy Singing the Marsellaise.
Last Words Of the Condemned and
Thrilling Descriptions OF Scenes
at the CalloWs.
LAST PRELIMINARIES.

The Reading of the Death Warrant to the
Four Condemned Men-Investing Them
With the White Sh,oudS
CHICAGO, Special Telegram. Nov 11.-At
11:20 the final act of the horrible tragedy
began. With uncovered heads and pale
faces, Sheriff Matson and Deputies Harkey.
Cleveland, Spears, Peters and Calvin, County
Physician Meyer and Jailer Folz emerged
from the latter's private Office. In his left
hand the sheriff carried bundle of docu-
ments in a heavy MANILA envelope bound
with red tape. The documents were the
death warrants of August Spies. Albert R
Parsons, George Engel and Adolph Fischer
In single file, with Sheriff Matson
at the head, they marched through
the Jail office, across the cage and
turning to the left. halted before the cell Of
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would seem no influence could bring tre-
NOR OF fear. And now bailiff approaches.
and selling Parsons robe passed q leathern
were closely pinioned together Engel's
legs were next strapped together, and
when the official approached Fischer
the latter Strengthened up his tall figure
to its full height, and placed his
ankles close together to facilitate the opera
tion. Spies was the last. but he was the first
around whose neck the fatal cord was
placed One of the attendant bailiffs seized
the moose in front Of Spies. and passed 1t
deftly over the doomed mans head. it
caught over his right ear. but Spies, with .
shake of his head. cast it down around his
neck, and then the bailiff frightened it till it
touched the warm flesh. and carefully placed
the knot beneath the left ear. When the
officer approached Fischer threw back his
head and barred his long, muscular throat by
the movement Fischer's neck was very
long, and the moose nestled snugly
around it When it was tightened around
his windpipe Fischer turned around to Spies
and laughingly whispered something in
Spies ear But the latter either did not hear
him, or else was too much occupied with
other thoughts to pay attention. Engel
smiled down at the crowd and then turning
to Deputy Peters, who guarded him, smiled
gratefully toward him and whispered some-
thing to the officer that seemed to affect him.
It looked at first as if Engel was about to
salute his guard with a. kiss, but he evidently
satisfied himself with some word of peace.
Parson face never moved as the moose
dropped over his head, but the same terrible
fixed look was ON his face
NO SPEECHES.
And now the people were expecting that
the speeches for which the four doomed
ones craved twenty minutes each this morn
ing would be delivered, but to everyone's
surprise. the officers who had adjusted the
moose proceeded to fit on the white cap
without delay. It was first placed on Spies
head, completely hiding his head and face.
just before the cap was pulled over Fischer's
head, Deputy Spears turned his eyes up to
meet those of the tall young anarchist
Fischer smiled down on his guard just as
pleasantly rs Engel did on his, and he
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THE FINAL ACT.

The Solemn March to the GallOws and tho
Last Dread Prelimiuaries-T Men Meet
Death Unfinchi, ely.
CHICAGO, Special Telegram. Nov. IL
Within the Jail fully $50 newspaper men,
local politicians and the twelve jurors Sc
lected. to view the bodies after execution
were assembled in the dark corridors ad-
joining the gallows as early as 10 o'clock
When the word passed around, about IL
o'clock, that the final hour had indeed ar
rived. mems faces grew pale. and the hum
of excitement passed through the crowd
The rattling of chairs. tables and benches
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His Best Girl.

OeCFOib Free ETeSS.
He hurried up to the Office as soon
as he entered the hotel, and without
waiting to register, inquired eargerly:
"Any letter for me?"
The clerk sorted over a package with
the negligent attention that comes of
practice, then tipped one-a very
small one-on the counter.
The travelling man took it with
curious smile that twisted his pleas
ant-looking face into a mask OF ex.
pectancy.
He smiled more as he read it. Then
oblivious of other travellers who JOS
tied him, he laid it tenderly against his
lips and actually kissed it.
A loud guffaw startled him.
"Now. look here, old fellow" said a
loud voice, "that won't do. you know.
Too spooney for anything. Confess
now, your wife didn't write that let
teri"
s.No, she didn't" said the travelling
man with an amazed look, as if he
would like to change the subject.
THAT letter is from my best girl"
The admission was so unexpected
that the trio of friends who had
caught him said no more until after
they had eaten good dinner and
were seated together in a chum's
room.
Then they began to badger him.
"It's no use, you've got to read it
to US, Dick" said one of them. eve
want to know all about your best
girl"
$50 you SHALL" said Dick with great
GOODNESS; "I will give you the letter
and you can read it yourselves.
There it Isl" and he laid it open on
the table.
"I guess not" said the one who haG
been loudest in demanding it; 1--WE
like to chaff little, but hope we are
gentlemen. The young lady would
hardly care to nave her letter read by
this crowd" and he looked reproach-
fully at his friend.
sBut / insist upon it," was the an
swer, 'there is nothing in it to be
ashamed of-except the spelling; that
is little shaky, I'll admit. but she
won't care in the least. Read it,
Hardy, and Judge for yourself"
Thus urged Hardy took up the let
ter, shamefaced enough, and read it.
There was only few words. First he
laughed-then swallowed suspiciously
and as he finished it, threw it on the
table again, and rubbed the back of
his hand across his eyes, as if troub-
led with dimness OF vision.
"Pshaw," he said. elf had q love
letter like that-"and then was silent.
"Fair play!" cried one OF the others,
with an uneasy laugh"
"I'll read it to you, boys" said
their friend, seeing they made no
move to take 1t, land think you'll
agree with me that it's model love
letter."
And this is what he read:
Mi owen deer PAPA
sa mi PRairs every mite annd
Wen kis yure Pictshure ASK god to
bless you good bi Pa Pa yure Best gurl
DOLLY.
For q moment or two the company
remained silent, while the little letter
was passed from hand to hand, and
you would have said that each and
every one had hay fever by the snuffing
that was heard. Then Hardy jumped
to his feet:
''Three cheers for Dolly, and three
cheers more for Dicks best girl.
They were given with O will.
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which had filled the Jail all the
morning calmed down. The 200 prisoners
confined in the place who had been in fever
all during the tragic event of the day, re-
gained their usual spirits. They crack
Jokes from cell to cell, and az they had had
nothing to eat since breakfast they soon be-
gan to yell for soup The spectators who
had witnessed the hanging walked rapidly
ont Of the inclosure, and the weary deputies
went to dinner. the only ones left In the
jail office being tho press Representatives
WITHOUT DIsTuRBANcK
Curious police officials walked into the jail
to learn how the execution had been pro-
ceeded with. and were in turn questioned
~ to how the citisens outside had acted.
There was absolutely no trouble" one and
Ill replied The sentences OF the courts
were carried ont in the pressnce Of less than
tenth Of the crowds present 1t hang
ings IN Chicago, and this. too, in
the face Of to-day's proceedings which
were Of world wide interest Great credit
sh,uld be given to Sheriff Mattson for
arranging and conducting the prooeedins in
20 orderly and % gentle . manner Many
people displayed autographs Of the dead
Fischer, which he had written during the
morning Il was estimated that he had
made nifty Of them in all They I'll read
alike and we're couched in the following
words
Anarchy Il liberty.
cook ooupty.Jail. Nov. ass7. - ) -
nm FORMAL 1noonD.
n 1snnss q E + ass,sn; snssia e oeek county,
s!s.e EoSs%b;s & 2 1s s.tsssp ths So9.i g .5 e
sssssnoen g ~ esy. = ~ eslcok Y shs a.,
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lowed BY fisch-
er. He, too, was
clad IN . long,
white shroud
that was gath
cred in at the
ankleA His tall
figure lowered
several inches
over that OF
Spies, and q he
stationed him
rolf behind his
pArttcular
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raised himself to his full height. while his
burly form seemed to expand with the feel
ings that were within him. Last came
Persons Hts face looked actually handsome,
though IL was very pale When he stepped
upon the gallows he turned partially side
ways to the dangling moose, and regard ed it
with fixed, stony gaze-one Of mingled
surprise and curiosity. Then he Strengthened
himself under the fourth moose. and. as he
did SO, he turned his big brown eyes upon
the crowd below with such look Of awfuf
REPRoAcH AND SADNESS
as could not fail to strike the innermost
chord Of the hardest heart there. It was q
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moose his face was very pale, but faint
smile rested upon his lips Like Spies, the
white robs set off to advantage the rather
pleasing features of Fischer, and as the man
stood there waiting for his last moment
his pale face was as calm as II he
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With steady, un-
faltering step a
white-robed fig
ure stepped out
from behind the
protecting me-
tallic screen and
stood upon the
drop. It was
august Spies. 1t
was evident that
his hands were
firmly bound be-
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look never to be
forgotten. The
great stony eyes
seemed to burn
into mems hearts
and ask: @What
have / done?"
There they stood
upon the scat
old, four white
ro b ed figures,
with set, stoicai
faces, to which il
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were q 81 9 ep.
N Q xt Q q m Q
George Engel.
There was q
ruddy glow up
on the rugged
countenance Of
the old anarch-
ist, and when
he ranged him
self slongside
F is h er he
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sWhere's Mr.. Pareons!" SHere am, shouted
Parsons, who had just stepped into the corri-
dor. Goodbye, Albert, said Fielden, and
then he fell on his cot In the cell and cried
bitterly. Finally the arms of Parsons were
firmly pinioned to his sides Then began the
last walk on earth OF the condemned an
archistS.
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NINA AND HER ,eorHrR.

About $50 this morning cab drew up at
the door Of the Van 2andt mansion on Huron
The steps ceme iss Nina ana her sIn moshsr
Mother and daughter presented . striking
picture. The ravages Of heart anguish un-
romittjng and sleepless nights were appar-
ent In their faces Strange to say,
the elder seemed the deeper sufferer. For q
while Nina was plainly IN deep emotion Her
woe They stepped into the cab and In
stTucted the driver TO convey them to the
jail Tho driver whipped up his horse and
the cab sped southward to the jail When
the cab reached tho line Of policemen which
blocked the avenue leading to the county
jail e was stopped The Cabman then turned
about, and Nina, breaking into tears. fell
upon her mothers shouldera Ia this atti-
tude they were driven homeward.
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A FRANTIC EFFORT
Attorneys Black and Solamon sent the fol-
lowing notice to the sheriff last night:
To Canute r. Matson, Sheriff Of the County
Sir: You are hereby notified that the pretended
order, writ or mandate from the clerk of the su-
preme court Of Illinois, Northern grand division,
directing the execution by hanging of August
Spies Nov. IL, 1887, Is imperative, illegal and
void and that 1t is issued and based upon an
illegal, irregular and void so-called judgment
You are further notified that II you shall attempt
to carry said pretended order, mandate or So
called judgment into execution Of said Spies, as
directed by said pretended order. mandate or
so-called judgment, you will be held legally re-
sponsible for murder and civtlly responsible for
causing the death Of said Spies without due
warrant Of law. Hereof take due notice
w. p. BLACK.
NJ. SOLAMON,
Attorneys for August Spies.